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Running Man: Episode 230

Life as a teenager is hard enough, even without the pains and sufferings that come with unrequited young love. So it’s back to school for our cast and guests to sympathize with the hearts of teenage girls everywhere in their heartache. Harboring a secret crush is never easy, but everyone’s been through at least one in their own lives—these guys just need to figure out which one of these seven answers are the one this generation seems to be struggling with the most. And don’t worry Leader Kwang-soo, we love you, too.

EPISODE 230. Broadcast on January 18, 2015.

Welcome back to Running Man High, where we introduce our newest students: Seo Kang-joon (What’s With This Family), Hong Jong-hyun (Dating Agency Cyrano), Choi Tae-joon (Mother’s Garden), Nam Joo-hyuk (Surplus Princess), and Seo Ha-joon (Only Love).

Their leader is none other than our Asia Prince Kwang-soo, who soaks in the morning sun reading fanmail. When one fan asks him to relay her love for Jae-suk, he crumples the letter angrily.

Our other six cast members aka sunbaes are taken aback by the flower boy hoobaes, and both the writers and Ji-hyo can’t help but blush with happiness. Our rookie actors introduce themselves, and Haha shouts that he hates baby-faced models like Joo-hyuk the most.

So it almost goes without saying that today’s teams are split between Sunbaes vs. Hoobaes. Kwang-soo immediately orders his boys to give their New Year’s greetings to their sunbaes, then Taek PD briefs them on today’s race of investigating the lives of male students.

The teams will battle it out in today’s games to acquire hints, and ultimately answering the question of what male students are most curious about. Jong-kook: “Aren’t they most curious about female students?” Today’s victors will be the team that correctly guesses the number one answer to a survey question asked of teenage girls.

After deciding to review some questions about the topic of dating, Jae-suk turns to his guests, saying that some of them must be dating. Joo-hyuk catches onto that hook with an involuntary “Yes” (that he was listening). And when Kang-joon is asked who he’s referring to when he replies that he sometimes questions his interest in a girl when she smile, he adds that it was back in his school days. Smooth.

You’d think the boys would learn that it’s wiser to remain quiet instead of giving an answer that could potentially drive them into a corner. Like when Ha-joon says when girls have a maternal vibe and the others tease him for preferring older women. And being the variety newbie that he is, he honestly answers yes, he’s dated an older woman before. Welcome to variety—it ain’t easy.

Still, I’m sure the rookie actors will learn that despite being teased, a funny or memorable moment can increase their chances of airtime exposure. Tae-joon guesses the top answer (“When a girl shows skinship unthinkingly”), which means Kwang-soo gets ignored since the answer is out now.

Not letting the moment pass, the cast publicly announce that Kwang-soo’s Achilles’ heel is a girl who slightly ignores him, then caresses his hair (Kwang-soo fans, take note). The teams are briefed on the question that they will need to answer today: What was the most difficult moment you’ve experienced in unrequited love?

Everyone believes the answer’s pretty obvious, but it’s multiple choice with seven choices in all. I love that the show has visual examples to all of these various choices, like the pseudo love-triangle between the Monday Couple and Shin Mina.

Jae-suk asks the guests if they’ve ever encountered any of these situations, only to retract his question, all, These flower boys would never have had to go through this kind of pain!

In the van, Jong-kook shares of how he liked a girl from another school who rode on the same bus as he did for three years. Mention of that naturally leads to when singer Chae Yeon confessed on X-man that she used to crush on Jong-kook yearrrss ago (in the Dangyunhaji “Of Course” game).

Ji-hyo says that chivalrous behavior usually makes girls’ heart aflutter; she acknowledges that Jong-kook falls into that category, which sparks Suk-jin to say that Jong-kook’s the coquettish, flirtatious one when it comes to girls. Ha, you’re talking about the man who clams up in front of beautiful women?

In the other van, Jong-hyun thinks that one answer (“When that person draws the line at friendship, ‘You’re a good friend,'”) ultimately saves one from prolonged heartache by setting clear boundaries. A few others think that they’d be greatly shocked if their teenage crush like their good friend instead of them, and Jong-hyun adds that their crush seeking out love advice from them would hurt, too.

Maknae Joo-hyuk says that teens don’t know what it means to give up, and when he refers to a childhood unrequited love in elementary school, Kwang-soo retorts, “Do you wanna get hit?” In Joo-hyuk’s case, they ended up dating after three long years of his one-sided love.

Kang-joon’s unrequited love never came to fruition since he couldn’t ever confess his feelings. Kwang-soo, however, is certain that they allll would have succeeded if they confessed their feelings to the other person.

So when Kwang-soo shares that all of their flower boy guests have unrequited love stories to tell, most of them end up nodding that yes, it still worked out in the end. That gives the cast more reason to believe that their guests’ good-looks work in their favor. Remember that story about Joo-hyuk’s successful three-year-long one-sided crush? Yeah, they “dated” for a grand total of 50 days. Hahaha.

Haha swoops in to support their guest, adding that he also “liked” Park Kyung-lim for some time (another reference to the X-man days). Anyway back to the game: It’s a water relay race where a member from each team will run towards the platform in staggered times and try to push off the other team. The team with the most members standing in the end, wins.

Kwang-soo’s leadership skills surprise his hyungs, who teases him for looking far older than his younger teammates. He and the other hoobaes start stretching only after the Sunbaes do, and then it’s time to start.

This game starts off with a bang when Jong-kook is sent out to face Ha-joon, the latter of whom gets eventually thrown off. After another hoobae goes flying, maknae Joo-hyuk practically runs right off the platform.

The Sunbaes are leading 4:0 after Kang-joon twirls off the platform, and Jong-hyuk manages to push Haha off before he falls in, too. So it’s down to Kwang-soo… who runs straight into the pool.

The Sunbaes win the first round (the first to win three rounds win), so Kwang-soo leads his boys to beg their sunbaes to reset the game to 0:0. They grant it, as well as sending weakest link Suk-jin out first. Insults to his team incites Kwang-soo to push Jae-suk into the water, only to be pushed in himself.

The Hoobaes gather together to strategize how to take on Jong-kook, and the boys object to sending their ace player Kwang-soo out first. Kwang-soo doesn’t know what to do with himself at the adoration and praise, and Tae-joon keeps feeding him with compliments.

So it’s Round 1 Redux, and as it turns out, Suk-jin is a stronger opponent than the Hoobaes expected. Both Big Nose Hyung and Ha-joon fall into the water, and a few opponents later, Kang-joon helps turn the tables over for his team.

Jong-kook pushes off his opponent right away, only to fall into the pool himself. So does Kang-joon, which leaves Joo-hyuk and Kwang-soo to take on Ji-hyo. She goes straight for the butt and clamps down with her teeth.

Ji-hyo also gives a little kick to Kwang-soo’s family jewels (owww), and then all three of them end up in the water with Kwang-soo falling in last. That’s how the Hoobaes win the first round, and the Sunbaes win the second round (the picture-in-picture shows us that there was some serious biting going on).

The Hoobaes hold another strategy session before their next round. Joo-hyuk runs out a few seconds too late, but pulls Gary into the pool with him. Tae-joon manages to hold off Jong-kook until more help arrives, and once Spartakooks is in the water, the hoobaes use the slippery surface to their advantage.

By the time Kwang-soo and Ji-hyo join in on the 3:3 brawl, there’s a mountain of struggling bodies. A little later, Jae-suk and Suk-jin are fighting off the hoobaes, and a good long fight later, it’s Ha-joon who stands in victory.

Feeling humiliated, the Sunbaes ask for another round, to which Kwang-soo agrees to… only if the Sunbaes give up their seniority if they win. When Jae-suk agrees, Kwang-soo tries out his possibly new authority by pretending to slap Jae-suk. Reminding him that the seniority sunbae status only comes after a victory, Jae-suk returns the favor in kind under the guise of checking Kwang-soo’s mic.

However the deal remains that the Hoobaes will take the seniority status only if they win. In the spirit of petty rivalry, the teams try to one-up one another in their cheers. Jong-kook is sent out first and pushes his opponent off easily. The next hoobae doesn’t stand a chance either, so all the hoobaes get down on their knees apologetically.

Ha-joon does the smart thing of aiming for Jong-kook’s legs so he trips, and when he falls, he makes sure to bring down Kookie with him. Ji-hyo briefly falls into Jong-hyun’s arms, then he and Kwang-soo take on the rest of their opponents.

After Haha and Kwang-soo are eliminated, Jong-hyun is fighting a losing 3:1 battle. Try as he might, he gets pushed off, giving the Sunbaes the win.

The Sunbaes’ first hint allow them to ask two different groups of teenage girls and women in their 30s the overarching question they’re hoping to answer. The Hoobaes, on the other hand, are only allowed to speak with the women in their 30s.

Ha, the girls are more excited to see the pretty Oppas than the cast. One of the girls replies that she gets upset when her crush updates his Facebook while ignoring her text, which falls into one of the answers (“When that person purposely treats me like I’m invisible.”). Another girl’s crush asked her to draw him and his girlfriend, and there’s a lot of rage building amongst the girls.

The Hoobaes have headphones on (since they’re not allowed to eavesdrop) but they try and step forward to listen in anyway. The girls are asked to pick their number one answer, and they chime that it’s when the guy tells them that he just wants to have a friendly oppa-dongsaeng relationship.

Everyone gets to speak with the women in their 30s, whose answers fall more into thinking of their crush all day or when their crush likes one of their friends. The Hoobaes try asking if those are similar answers to the teenage girls, but the Sunbaes don’t fall for it.

Kwang-soo praises Tae-joon and Ha-joon in the car, telling Joo-hyuk that he looked as light as a feather flying off that platform. Ha-joon thinks that thinking about the person you like 24/7 also happens when you’re in love, and Jong-hyun thinks it’s either being treated like you’re invisible or when the crush seeks you out for love advice.

The Sunbaes share their past experiences of crushes telling them that they just want to be friends. Haha says he was rejected once, then played it off by saying that was a lie. Aw, but Jae-suk was told to “get lost” when he confessed his feelings to someone in his 20s.

Our teams gather again in front of a hill that winds up to the top. Here they’ll be running a relay race where one must succeed the mission at the top to win. The failing team, however, will run the course again from the beginning. At least they don’t have to climb 22 stories (or more)?

The flower boys are determined to turn the tables in this race, and the teams get into position. It’s cute how Jong-hyun and Jong-kook reminisce about how strong Jong-kook was earlier. Gary and Kwang-soo start things off, and dannnggg they’re all fast.

Ha-joon pulls ahead of Suk-jin, but it isn’t long before Jong-kook closes in on that gap. Up and up they go, winding up the hill, and it’s Kang-joon who arrives first. The mission here is to throw and catch five gonggi (think: jacks) successfully. And while Jae-suk fails, Kang-joon catches it the wrong way and drops a couple. Haven’t you ever played with gonggi before, Kang-joon?

So it means they all have to run again, and Suk-jin says he’ll be anchor so that he doesn’t have to run as much. All this talk has me thinking that it’ll be a different mission at the top, and I’ll find it hilarious if all this talk of strategy is for naught.

Seeing everyone dash at top speed has Jong-hyun in awe of the Running Man cast’s stamina. Suk-jin tells him that their improved health comes with the program when they’ve been running for four and a half years.

Ha, so it is a different mission at the top, where they’ll need to flip two coins on a textbook. Suk-jin flips one while Jong-hyun’s still preparing, then they both flip their second coin simultaneously…

… and we hear Suk-jin cry out in victory. Furious, Kwang-soo asks where the baton is (since he said the guy who lets the ball drop will get scolded). The teams get a chance to enter the Answer Box, basically a container with 10,000 notes plastered inside its walls.

The note whose contents appear the most is their number one answer, and there’s also one lucky eraser sticky note that will get rid of one answer. The Sunbaes use up their allotted 60 seconds in a flash, and when the Hoobaes head inside, it’s Kwang-soo that finds that one lucky sticky note.

The Sunbaes all have different possible answers in the car, and to the Hoobaes’ luck, they run into a few teenage girls. One of them says she finds it most difficult when her crush is super popular, to Ha-joon’s surprise. The others give different answers too, adding to the confusion.

We cut away to the final mission station where both teams are busy looking for something. It turns out they’re looking for beachballs that have the seven answers written on them. Throwing the right answer into the basket will give their team the win—getting it wrong means elimination.

Tae-joon ends up falling for the hyungs’ trap of passively telling them a hint, and Kwang-soo has to tell him to keep quiet. While his hyungs don’t even know where to begin, maknae Joo-hyuk surveys his surroundings before grabbing his first ball. He almost walks into a dead end and matter-of-factly says that trying to look cool on TV doesn’t always work out. Aw, but you’re adorable.

Jae-suk is cornered soon after he finds his ball, then Ha-joon takes off with it. He only checks it once he’s in the clear (“When my crush asks me to set them up with my friend,”) which is the one answer they told isn’t number one.

Now they have to make sure to give it away without drawing too much suspicion, but then Tae-joon takes off with the ball, looking for a basketball hoop. Oh no, don’t get yourself eliminated!

He seems so confident about it, only for his own name to be announced. So that’s Mistake Number Two for the poor fellow, and Kwang-soo comes flying down in a rage.

Elsewhere, Jong-kook thinks that the answer “waiting for that person to call when I don’t have to the courage to” might be the most likely answer. And that’s the ball Jong-hyun finds. Gary finds the one where it says “when that person seeks me out for love advice” that also seems like the answer.

So Haha takes one for the team by trying that one out, and his name is announced moments later. Haha: “What’s crueler than this?”

When Kwang-soo’s certain that the “when I think about that person 24/7” isn’t the one they’re looking for, his dongsaengs encourage him to try it out. Kwang-soo tries to pull rank, only for them to say that his days as a leader are over.

HAHAHA, so they do the next best thing by dragging Gary towards the basket, forcing his hand to place the ball in the basket. Gary’s elimination dwindles the Sunbae’s numbers to four, and Jae-suk says having to wait for a call is the worst, sharing how he was told the details of a commercial shoot but was never contacted again.

Joo-hyuk runs to try out his “when that person treats me like I’m invisible” ball, the answer Kwang-soo thinks is right. It isn’t, and Jong-hyun has the “waiting around for a call” ball in his hands.

He takes off running, and then slam dunks the ball into the basket. And this time it’s right, giving the Hoobaes the win and shiny gold rings to show for it.

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The funny thing about this episode its that Hong Jong Hyun, was more happy and active with Kwang Soo and the boys than Yura in WGM.

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lol....couldn't agree more

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Its because Running Man its his favorite show.

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PIL. CHOK. CROSS!

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For real ? I didn't know that ! Gah, I love when guests consider Running Man as their favorite show. It's like, although they are celebrities, I can relate to them and I don't know, but it makes them so much more human XD. But yeah', it was quite obvious that he liked being in the show. He talked a lot, did a lot of strategies with his team and managed to get the win at the end ;D

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well, even in his style log program, he is not stiff..

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A bit weak episode, Kwang Soo & Jae Suk saved this episode once again.

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Totally agree. It's been like that for some time now. The mic-slap was too awesome!

Can we have an episode where Kim Woo Bin shows up with his model besties Sung Joon, Kim Young Kwang, Lee Soo Hyuk, Hong Jung Hyun and Lee Jong Seok? And can the girl be Kim Ji Won, please? :)

I don't think Lee Min Ho needs movie or drama promos especially on a variety show, but if he were to ever guest, can he also bring his posse of Kim Bum, Jung Il Woo, Choi Jin Hyuk and Park Bo Young?

At this point, this is the wishful thinking list because everything else is pretty repetitive and relatively unfunny.

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That's my wish too. Jong Hyun alr manage to get his friend appearing in WGM (though Sung Joon & Kim Woo Bin only appeared in their wedding congratulatory video). How cool is it if all of them (all the boys from White Christmas + Lee Jong Seok) appeared on a show together? Dream come true.

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Which episode is it that the boys all show up in WGM? Does anyone know?

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it would be awesome.
woo bin, young kwang and sung joon also appeared in style log~
it was glorious

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Lee soo hyuk yes please, I wanna see their reaction to his deep voice, and im sure he's as tall as kwangvatar

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He's actually shorter than kwangvatar... Kim woo bin and Kim young kwang are both taller than lee soo hyuk, and kwangsoo is even taller than them. although tbh, in inches the differences are all so small lol. :)

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Not really. thy both was good to make show funny but thy dont have a side to make viewers feel intense and excited. the reason why recently pds try to make kjk became spy like ep 218 to bring back those feeling. next week for yoomes bond i guess its going to be the same way like before with yjs going to do sneaky attack silently behind other members. i prefer kjk way in best of the best ep when he holding the water gun and whistling while calling gary. he lost but it was great. its give me a chill feeling. smthng that only kjk can do. its nothng to do with his strength but his way to make it intense and nervous

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taste are different.KJK an SJH make things boring for me!i like them but sometimes games are predictable with them.as you can see in this ep twice he went first and pushed away other team members it's a little unfair for them and you can guess result which isn't exciting.KJK way in ep 196 was good for few minutes but not for complete ep and he lose because he unmasked himself soon.YJS is funny.his stress gives you stress and his reaction is hilarious,too. and while ep 218 gives you chill feeling,i didn't like it much except some scenes ,it was sooooo scripted and KJK acting is a little awkward,but he's good as villain.

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Highlight for second yoomes bond actually when kjk escaped for the second time. other than that, i dont know what else. go to talk to others, when thy turn their back, shoot their nametag and go away.that all.nothng suspense. and for ep 230 if not for kjk, i dont thnk thy win. and its not like kjk stay on platform until the end. he still falling. thy want to win but all thy do is just give kjk more work.

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KJK escaping was best but for sure PDs gave him hint and 2nd chance to escape cuz they knew and liked YJS fear of KJK.no one else than him could make it exciting. their bickering and rivalry is what RM maneuvered a lot on specially in earlier eps and I love it most of times.
but about game if you say this so what about KJK in ep 218?walking around and when others find hints remove their name tag?if you say about suspense,it had, but it comes from writers not KJK.they didn't introduce culprit until end and hints was hard to solve.I believe almost all of hints was solved with help of PDs (that's why I don't like this ep). but yoomesbond was introduced from first and he had to remove all before finding true door. even in 218 YJS prank on JSJ was best for me,for moment i believed he's culprit and then I died of laughter.
after all RM is complete with all its 7 member,no doubt how smart,fast and strong KJK is,but In my opinion he has kinda 1D character,all about winning which can ruin entertaing side of show,but some like YJS or haha consider other aspects,too.I care about winner but having fun is first for me,it's clear that we have different views.just enjoy the show :).

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I agree. Jaesuk's hilarious slap to kwangsoo was the highlight of the episode lol xD

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Nam Joo Hyuk just has that killer boyish innocent look. He was adorable in Surplus Princess :3

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Some people seem to think that Running Man is going downhill or that it's in some sort of a slump, but I still love it! The recent episodes still get me laughing and are full of fun moments. I admit that there are some parts that drag, but watching Running Man together with my family always gets us laughing.

Also, Kwang Soo's charge onto the platform, straight through the sunbae team, and into the water was beautiful and received several replays (as did the microphone slap) XD

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Me too. I laughed a lot in this episode. I thought the flower boys were adorable. And Suk Jin's winning scream? Too cool.

I'm not talking about any specific comment, so don't flame me, but it seems like every week negative people say, "oh. Running man is going downhill! It used to be so good."

Well, I have all the old RM's on a flash drive. And they had great moments and slower "this would have been funnier with tighter editing" moments, too.

Granted, some weeks are better than others, but on the whole, I love this show.

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I agree. The "Running Man is going downhill" comments practically every week are starting to wear thin.

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I mostly liked this episodes. There were a lot of chuckles for me. But what was odd was that normally I feel in these episodes that the producers had too much material and jam things in and yet in this one I felt like there wasn't that much and they stretched out some boring parts towards the end (too many long repetitive flashbacks as well).

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Rather a fun and light episode. I wasn't really bored. Much eye candy. Enjoyed the discussion about past crushes among Jae Suk's team in the car. Kook's affirmation of his protective chivalry with women on the road fueled my current fangirling of Spartace. Hee.

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Wow, so many flower boys!
I've seen 4 out of the 5, but don't know their names. I remember the ones in:
Cunning Single Lady, surplus Princess, WRM, and various dramas w small roles. The 5th one I haven't seen b4.

It always feels good to see actors you've seen on variety shows. Compared to the regulars, they are so green n innocent. They are tricked and beaten easily, esp. when Kim Jong Gook is holding fort! LOL.
They can run faster, but are no match in other, any other areas. Experience counts for a lot.

Giraffe's idea of getting a member from the other team to toss a ball w the wrong answer to out them is just deviously smart.

That 5th young guy who tosses the ball w the answer that Had been shown to be wrong is just WTF! ROFL.

A good way to start the weekend!

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Haha! The part where they forced Gary to put in the 'wrong answer' ball was really the funniest! The Sometimes-Ace seemed so helpless and sad going "noo! don't do it, don't make me! I didn't put the ball in" etc - while 3-4 boys all taller than him are like lifting up his limp hand.....

BUT___! A few weeks ago, Kwangsoo did the same thing to Gary, when in the episode with Woo-binnie, they forced him to hold the pen to write the last character of his name. So I feel like this is a trope that either Kwangsoo or the PDs are playing up. =\

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the flower boy from cunning single lady is seo kang joon (sometimes spelled as jun)..

he is in roommate and watched an episode where he danced and had a costume on.. funny!!

SKJ has a warm heart and very innocent..

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Oh how i wish i was the female guest heh. As mentioned above, i really enjoyed the light vibe this episode carried!

Im really curious as to how next week will turn out tho!!

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Am I the only one thinking it was a great episode ? While it's true that the guests were rather quiet, I loved how hardworking they were and Suk Jin even noticed that "it has been a while since we have been that riled up by a team" so yeah', they were pretty good.
And it's true that Hong Jong Hyun stood out more in RM than WGM XD. Well, I guess those kind of variety shows are more suited for him.
Overall, the guests had a good chemistry together so I am happy. And I have to add they didn't mind Kwang Soo as leader and instead, looked like fanboys LOL. Always smiling and laughing when he talked especially Tae Joon. A boy crush ? XD.

Now, with the cast's interactions, I am super duper happy. Running Man members are so goodwith them. I just can't stop repeating the mini drama between Haha/Jae Suk/Kwang Soo. FREAKIN' HILARIOUS.
But there are so many good moments that I am going to write a long comment again lol.

No but for real, I am amazed that some people didn't think that episode was amazing ! The games were great too. I just love when it's about stamina and competition added with lots of wits and cheating ! And HJH is right. The members' stamina is no joke especially because all of them are above 30's :D

GAH, gotta say that I loved Gary was tricked/Suk Jin retaliating/KS's tyran leader/Jihyo and Gary's/Jong Kook and his past in XMAN/Haha's wits/and of course, Jae Suk's variety skills. I swear, he knows every freakin' time the perfect time ... It's awesome.

So yeap', thanks for the recap and I just freakin' love RUNNING MAAAAAN <333

I hope tomorrow episode will be a hooooooot. YOOMES BOND RETURNS :D

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Loved this episode! Have really been enjoying the 2015 RM episodes so far

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Thank you gummy for your recap :)
I'm glad running man PD team up kwangsoo with the guest in this episode because he blend well with his flower boys team. He also has a leadership side although its kinda different with jaesuk or jongkook style.
The flower boys actors in this episode was way more competitive and way more entertaining in variety show than a bunch of idol boy group if I must say.
Can't wait for tommorrow episode the return of yoomes bond :D

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Hehe, I love thinking about Kwangsoo's evolution of 'leadership.'

The first time with Seunggi & the number game - Seung gi was like "if you get this right, you'll be Kwang-leader!" and to his (and everyone's?) surprise, he was right!!!

Then with Woobin - he's like "tchya! do I have to teach you everything?!" confident but still a bit silly.

Now with the pretty boys - he shows small bits and signs of dictatorship. "What? I'm your leader!!!"

Hmm - now that I think back on it, I can tell the RM team is getting older~ & their being so established/popular/senior may make the newer guests feel overawed of them....so Kwangsoo in the "Fool/Jester" role is the perfect liaison for them all from confident guests to green-newbies.

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His leadership style is a balanced mix of Yoo Jae Suk’s gentle and Kim Jong Kook’s spartan styles. More like ‘carrots and sticks’ style. During their in car discussions time, it was Yoo Jae Suk’s while Kim Jong Kook’s during games.

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This is a great episode that was so competitive, even more than during the Idols Olympics.

Guests

The guests are variety newbies, and seemed a bit loss of what to do. Some of them even fell prey to the members’ tricks (especially Yoo Jae Suk’s) rather easily to the chagrin of Captain Kwang. The decision to have Lee Kwang Soo as their captain instead of Yoo Jae Suk was well thought, since he is (somewhat) closer in age to them. Kwang Soo has worked together with Hong Jun Hyun in Dating Agency Cyrano before.

Mini Games

The mini games are simple, but they sure brought out the competitiveness in both teams. How often we see ALL of them, members and guests included, has that kind of determination and fierceness?

Both teams went all out in Game #1 Water Relay, with neither team are willing to back down without a fight and everything goes. Team Seniors depends on Kim Jong Kook’s strength to win while Team Juniors focused on tactics and planned their moves accordingly rather than charging blindly. Despite losing the game, they managed to defeat KJK head-on twice, which is not a small feat. The winner of this game is embarrassed and the loser is proud.

Game #2 Bay Relay saw neither team taking this as a walk in the park. If this was 3 years ago, Ji Suk Jin will leisurely jog and hoping his team members to pick up his slack, but not this time around. Big Nose’s Mentality as he defies his age to catch up with his opponent is admirable. Despite having a huge gap thanks to Ji Suk Jin, the juniors didn’t take this easy and slow down a bit. Although as it happens, luck was on the seniors’ side, most likely to their experience in playing all sort of games.

However, it seems no all is lost to the juniors, for Captain Kwang’s unbelievable finding the 0.01% chance. Even Yoo Jae Suk goes, “That’s impossible, since its Kwang Soo that shouted first” response.

Final Game

The one sided basketball elimination game of Episode 201 was tweaked a bit to give a more balanced game play. Each team has to think wisely before shooting the balls else they’d eliminate themselves.

Choi Tae Jun is channelling Gary’s ‘Straight Going’ which makes him going straight to eliminate himself despite his team members were telling him to stop.

This is the second time Captain Kwang’s forced Gary to oust himself after Episode 225, a devious yet brilliant plant.

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Looking forward to eric nam episode!

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Kwang-soo’s Achilles’ heel is hilarious.

I think most of the episode I was just staring at seo kang joons eyes <3 so pretty!

choi tae joon is such an airhead it was painful to watch sometimes lol

all in all it could have been a better episode if they palyed the name tag ripping game..

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Did anyone else think of VS Arashi's Dual Curling when they saw that game in the pool?!

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i think i must have watched that "slapping scene" more than 10 times already LOL! and each time i see YJS slap LKS i just roar out in laughter (sequence: watch, laugh, rewind, watch, laugh, etc.)

you could just see that earlier, when LKS gave YJS that pseudo-slap there was no way Jae-suk was going to take that lying down. and the way he got even was freakingly awesome!

i loved the fact that the RM cast got downright serious during the pool game (you rarely see that these days). i also appreciate the fact the guests were all gung-ho about the games, too. all told, it was a no-holds-barred, knockdown, drag out (and yes, silly) contest -- but no one was too worried about looking cool or keeping their dignity intact. this was a welcome change from last week's episode :)

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This episode is forgettable and didn't leave much of an impression since I don't know the guests. I think the theme is also quite weak. Well at least our cast still managed to get a few laughs out of me with their antics, so it's still worth to watch.

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I agree. It's not that I don't know the guests, but the guys are always a lot less interesting than the girls, for some reason. I mean, the episode with the upcoming stars: Jung So-min, Han Groo, etc. was way more hilarious.

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Thanks for the recap! :)

I thought this episode was pretty fun. The premise was meh, but I love what they did with it. And oh, the water games--as usual, this one was absolute variety gold, and although the Sunbae team seemed to check out a bit and weren't running that hard in the last game, in the water game you could really see that they were putting in their full effort to win.

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too obvious for spartace loveline?

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I enjoyed this episode more than the previous one. Probably because of the games. Also, can the editing team stop showing flashbacks and cut the games (like they don't show the full clip of the second round of water game)?

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Gotta love all the flashbacks/references to X-Man.

While Kookie may be shy in showing his affection/interest in front of the camera, don't let that fool you.

Kookie did plenty of dating during his idol yrs and even would drive his sunbaes and their dates around, evading the press as well as their management company.

Not saying he's a "player" (more of a relationship type), but he's no Kwangsoo when it comes to women.

Speaking of the Giraffe, his fellow members making fun of Achilles' heel (when it comes to the fairer sex) and YJS's slap (never gets old, just like the YEH jokes for KJK) were the highlights.

Pretty competitive for the wrestling/water mat game (YSJ, KJK and Haha) had plenty of practice w/ that on X-Man.

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i think at least 2 of the boys had a crush on kwang soo! haha, fun to watch :)

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I m reallly love nam joo hyuk

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great episode again! Made me laugh many times and the water games were really good since it was so exciting!

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Does any one know the name of the song that plays in the background when they start playing the LAST round of the water game?

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Anyone knows the song playing on min 45:03, right before the relay race?

thx

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Coming soon by nc.a

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Anyone knows the song played on min 5:43 until 5.58? When Taejoon answered the question correctly. Thanks

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Contrary to some of the comments, I really like this episode. When LKS being so dreamy and got crushed at the same time after reading that letter. That intro killed me "Also, Please tell YJS that I Love him so much" Hahaha! The competitiveness in cheering was hilarious too! Congrats to Junior team!

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